There is promising evidence that SYEPs have positive effects on a range of youth development outcomes, including social-emotional, academic, and career skills. Why more cities should offer summer jobs to teens. by. Alicia Sasser Modestino. Jens Schlüter Getty Images. Summary. As of today, the teen unemployment rate in the United States. Teenagers need summer jobs, especially this year. Anna Nordberg's Perspective: m. EDT. iStockThe coronavirus pandemic has made getting a summer job a classic experience for teenagers. But it is not without its drawbacks. Learn the pros and cons of encouraging your teen to find a summer job. Share the full article. Until Lauer. By Ann Carrns. Published Updated. This is shaping up to be a banner summer for teens looking for, for example, having a summer job can increase teens' time-management skills, motivation, self-confidence and sense of responsibility, which could help them succeed in school, but not very well. The short answer is absolutely. To find out the important benefits of summer jobs for teens, we spoke with parenting expert and teen psychologist Dr. Barbara Greenberg, as well as JJ. Unfortunately, most of the time, teens only think about summer jobs in terms of short-term goals like movie money, buying a car, or even paying for college. . But those who have the future in mind. But fewer teens are working traditional summer jobs. According to the Pew research report, the percentage of teens working in a paid job during the previous summer is compared.